Texans cornerbacks could be poised for a big year

Although Johnathan Joseph made the Pro Bowl last season, it was actually Kareem Jackson who had the better season.

Part of the reason was because even as Joseph played in this year’s Pro Bowl, he was in need of sports hernia surgery. Joseph had procedures to repair the injuries after returning from Hawaii.

CSN Houston first reported the news of Joseph’s surgeries, via this quote from Joseph: “With the groin issues and everything behind me and the sports hernia on both sides, I had both those fixed. Now I have more pop, more explosion with my legs. I can run all day again.”

Joseph was on the Texans’ injury report for what were termed groin, quadriceps and hamstring issues throughout the season. He missed two games — one on Thanksgiving in Detroit and the next weekend against the Titans.

The Texans’ pass defense struggled late last season as injuries mounted. It was clear during that period that Joseph wasn’t playing fully healthy. Now they have a fully healthy Joseph, who says he hasn’t felt this good in four or five years.

They’ll already have Jackson, who starts opposite Joseph, coming off his best season as a pro. With assignments now becoming second nature to Jackson, he and his coaches are expecting him to continue that upward trend.

The combination of both should be a very good thing for the Texans’ secondary.